Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201250180 - Employee Is Killed, Another Is Injured in Fall from Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201250180 -- Report ID: 0257240 -- Event Date: 03/18/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311386338	03/18/2008	1741	238140	Hill Construction

Abstract: On March 18, 2008, Employees #1 and #2 fell 48 feet, when the platform collapsed. Employee #1 was killed, while Employee #2 was hospitalized and treated for fractured back.

Keywords: PLATFORM, COLLAPSE, BACK, OVERHEAD CRANE, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6	48	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311386338			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 48 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	311386338			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 48 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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